Review: SPL 2 – A Time for Consequences (TIFF 2015)

  PLOT: An undercover HK cop (Wu Jing) is sent to a hellish Thai prison after his cover is blown. The center of an organ trafficking ring, one of the few honest guards (Tony Jaa) happens to have a dying...

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Review: Where to Invade Next (TIFF 2015)

PLOT: Michael Moore‘s latest documentary takes a comical look at the progressive social policies of some of Europe’s most productive countries, with Moore arguing the U.S should actively steal some of these ideas to increase ordinary Americans’ quality of life....
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Review: The Danish Girl (TIFF 2015)

PLOT: The true story of Lili Elbe (Eddie Redmayne) who was born Einar Wegener and became one of the first recipients of gender reassignment surgery. REVIEW: THE DANISH GIRL is nothing if not timely. With the transgender issue dominating headlines...

Review: The Martian (TIFF 2015) + Video Review

  PLOT: An astronaut (Matt Damon) is stranded on Mars after his crew assumes he perished in a deadly storm. REVIEW: There were some snickers when it was announced that Ridley Scott's THE MARTIAN would be playing TIFF, as with...

Review: Demolition (TIFF 2015)

PLOT: Following the death of his wife, a young businessman (Jake Gyllenhaal) starts ripping apart his perfectly ordered life in an attempt to find meaning. REVIEW: DEMOLITION is the perfect example of a film that should have been an absolute...

Review: The Iron Giant: Signature Edition (TIFF 2015)

PLOT: Hogarth Hughes  (Eli Marienthal) lives with his mother (Jennifer Aniston) in Rockwell, a picturesque small town in 1950’s middle-America. A sci-fi buff, Hogarth’s dreams of adventure come true when he discovers a giant robot (Vin Diesel) with no memory...